AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Top-agers return to bottom-age best
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we hone in on those players to remember for the AFLW Draft, present and future. With four new AFLW clubs joining the competition, spots will heat up, and players will be looking to put their best foot forward. For this piece, we have looked at those […]
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 7
NORTH Adelaide and Norwood both produced big wins to earn five representatives in our South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Team of the Week for Round 7. The Roosters and Redlegs had one more than other winners, Central District and South Adelaide who managed the four, whilst Glenelg and Woodville-West Torrens Eagles both had […]
2022 SANFLW Player Focus: Sachi Syme
A RECORD-breaking performance from Norwood State Academy member Sachi Syme has her as the next player under the microscope for the 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Player Focus. The Norwood hardnut was fierce throughout her sides’ win over West Adelaide on her way to a best afield performance. Standing at 165cm, Syme […]
SANFLW Round 7 wrap: Roosters crow as Dogs bite
NORTH Adelaide has grabbed top spot on the 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s ladder after seven rounds. The Roosters did so with an impressive win over Glenelg to leapfrog both the Bays and Sturt, with the latter suffering a second straight defeat at the hands of fourth placed South Adelaide. In other […]
2022 SANFLW Round 7 preview: Teams hit hard at the selection table
IF there was any doubting the impact of COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols on the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s, then the Round 6 selection table was a prime example. A whopping 19 players were ruled out of this weekend’s action due to the protocols, with Norwood (seven) and Glenelg (six) the hardest […]
2022 SANFLW Academy Watch: Round 6
THE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s had some upsets, thrashings and thrillers in Round 6, and as per usual, we take a look at how the SANFL Women’s Academy performed across the weekend. All notes are the opinion of the individual writer. RM CENTRAL SANFLW ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR ROUND 6 VOTES: […]
South Australia announces 2022 AFLW U18s squad
SOUTH Australia has announced its squad of 30 players for the 2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships next month, featuring a host of Under 16s stars and couple of hugely talented over-agers. Highlighted by a couple of top-age AFLW Academy members in North Adelaide’s Hannah Ewings and West Adelaide’s Keeley Kustermann, the Croweaters have set themselves […]
SANFLW Round 6 wrap: Dogs stun Sturt
ANYONE can beat anyone else on their day in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, as Round 6 saw last placed Central District topple the previously unbeaten Sturt. In other results, North Adelaide thrashed Norwood, Glenelg broke away from a brave West Adelaide side in the final term, and South Adelaide had […]
SANFLW Round 6 preview: Grand Final rematch hits Friday night
AFTER a week off over the long weekend, the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s returns for Round 6 to mark the midway point of the regular season. In the 12-round season, teams will be desperate to kick-start the run home and build some form ahead of finals. Two games are played tonight, with […]
State-by-State AFLW Draft Watch: March
ON Tuesday night, Rookie Me Central released its first 2022 AFL Women’s Draft Power Rankings for the year. It featured 20 detailed profiles, with 10 additional names included. Though there were 30 players named there, with expansion on the horizon, there will be an additional 120-plus players making their way on AFL Women’s lists for […]
